Been out of the game for a fair while with the system in storage for the better part of a year for various reasons. New premises being the main

I'd think there are more than one or two who'll remember the old system, well, the death of the EMM Labs cdp and a shiny new secondhand dedicated (smaller) room has been the catalyst for more new old stuff, notably the TT. Bought in the hope that it would sound okay and as importantly give me something to tinker with. The new phono is at only 20 hrs along with a Jelco 12" and DL103 it's sounding not bad at all. A long way to go but the pic should give you the jist

Yeah, shame about the the EMM, not irreparable, just needs the power supply/transport upgrade. It sits in the loft awaiting the day I can justify shuffling it off to Canada, that said the Marantz I picked up is a good transport in a friends system and so much more flexible that a dac may be a better bet at some point.

This is what a sub £300 system looks like, sounding bloody well much better than it has a right too. Canton speakers £0 + new tweeter and bingo, £130, MF Synthesis (arrived dead and I got it fixed) £112, Marantz CD40 £20 with the cables in a charity shop and speaker cables £30.